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The Esg Gene Is Involved in Nicotine Sensitivity in Drosophila melanogaster.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Sanchez-Díaz Iván, Rosales-Bravo Fernando, Reyes-Taboada José Luis, Covarrubias Alejandra A, Narvaez-Padilla Verónica, Reynaud Enrique
Abstract excerpt
In humans, there is a strong correlation between sensitivity to substances of abuse and addiction risk. This differential tolerance to drugs has a strong genetic component. The identification of human genetic factors that alter drug tolerance has been a difficult task. For this reason and taking advantage of the fact that Drosophila responds similarly to humans to many drugs, and that genetically it has a high...
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